Audouville-la-Hubert (French pronunciation: [oduvil la ybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Commune | |
Location of Audouville-la-Hubert | |
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Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°14′27″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Carentan-les-Marais |
Intercommunality | CC Baie Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Mesnil[1] |
Area 1 | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Population | 75 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50021 /50480 |
Elevation | 1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
In 1944, thirty German prisoners of war were massacred near the village of Audouville-la-Hubert by American paratroopers in an act of revenge after they suffered a high number of casualties during the Battle of Normandy.[3]
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